In Chapter Eight of Fullmetal Alchemist, the plot surrounding the Philosopher's Stone, the most important item in the series, finally began to unfold bit by bit, and the battles against the enemy team in armor were spectacular!
With the fourth week of episodes airing, Fullmetal Alchemist was finally about to enter the main storyline!
Judging by the fans' online activity and ratings, plenty of people could tell that Fullmetal Alchemist might have a lot of staying power!
But neither the people at Tianxing, the rest of the Animation Industry, nor the fans thought Fullmetal Alchemist had the potential to surpass Slam Dunk!
Overall, with Fullmetal Alchemist averaging over six million views per episode after a month on air, it was unquestionably a huge hit. Its numbers were slightly lower than Spirit Person's, but both were long-running series. No one could say how things would develop from here or whether it might overtake Spirit Person!
Still, for Ruan Zhiqi, holding his own in the ratings against Zhao Qinyin's new series after more than half a year apart—and even edging ahead by a little—was already a victory!
It was like in a Parallel World, where anyone whose Animated Film came out at the same time as a film Hayao Miyazaki had poured his heart into and still managed to come out slightly ahead would naturally have achieved a huge success!
As a result, Ruan Zhiqi had been treated much better at Tianxing lately!
Aside from a few executives, no one in the company dared to act superior to him on account of their seniority. Even industry veterans in their forties and fifties were exceptionally warm toward him!
He was surrounded by praise!
After seeing Spirit Person hold off Zhao Qinyin's Fullmetal Alchemist for three straight weeks, the media finally relaxed and began